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MariaDB called and said, "I'm still here" ;)

• ktosobcy 2y ago
  Is it really used/ popular?
  • prox 2y ago
    Yes
  • nasretdinov 2y ago
    At some point I believe Google had the largest MySQL installation in the world and they were using MariaDB.
  • georgyo 2y ago
    very yes
  • graemep 2y ago
    Yes, it replaced MySQL in Debian, and many other distros. The only shared web hosting I know about uses it on FreeBSD, etc. It seems to be more widely used then MySQL at this point.
  • jeltz 2y ago
    Yes, when most people say MySQL they actually mean MariaDB.
  • nolok 2y ago
    Unless you actively want the support contract with Oracle, there is no reason not to use MariaDB instead. Debian changed it to the default quite a while ago, and it's full support for mysql compatibility means you sometime don't even notice it (eg "mysql" is starting mariadb client).
  • bawolff 2y ago
    I mean, its powering Wikipedia right now and that's the seventh most popular website in the world.
  • tick_tock_tick 2y ago
    It's so popular I've never seen anyone actually use the original.